Hamtramck asks governor to send emergency manager

The City Council voted in favor of a manager last week after Snyder declared a financial emergency. It will be Hamtramck's second manager since 2001.

Hamtramck, bordered by Highland Park and Detroit, is just 2.1 square miles with about 22,000 residents. Mayor Karen Majewski tells the Detroit Free Press that retirement and health care costs are hurting the city's budget, although she would have preferred a consent agreement with the state rather than a manager.

The Free Press says Hamtramck gets $700,000 in tax revenue from a General Motors factory, down from $1.7 million. The city also lost tax revenue when an American Axle factory closed.